INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJESS)
Environmental Degradation and Its Impact on the Livelihood of the Peasants in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
E-ISSN: 5778-6990
P-ISSN: 6790-5577
DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/260
This paper examines environmental degradation and its impact on the livelihood of the peasants of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Constant emission of dangerous gases to the atmosphere and frequent oil spillages have contaminated and polluted the environment greatly. It has affected the peasants’ main source of livelihood, because the crops, lands, swamps, streams and air are seriously polluted. This resulted to low agricultural productivity and it increases health hazard among the inhabitants as well as unemployment. The destruction of farmlands and crops increased rural-urban migration, thereby living the elderly and children to carry out agricultural activities. It was therefore recommended that the Federal Government of Nigeria should embark on rural development programs that will really improve the condition of the peasants.
Deedam Dorka Godbless Ph.D
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